Gloria, by nature, first impulse --pre- AND post 2008 Alzheimer diagnosis— is to be open and friendly. Open and friendly even when meeting someone for the first time, which, given the nature of Alzheimer's, is almost always the case. That is, at … Read More
Before they moved to the U.S. … Read More
Born in Poltava Russia. … Read More
Baba Hari Dass, a silent Swami who communicates via a small chalk board. Robert's feature in The Toronto Star led to his move to Santa Cruz. Robert taught at Mt. Madonna School 1984-85. (Article to come) … Read More
Launch reading for the latest Red Wheelbarrow National Edition December 12th, 7:00 PM at WORKS/San José, 365 South Market Street. The new edition features winners of our first annual Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Prize, along with an art folio called … Read More
I don’t want to kill that over there on the wall, thing I just want it to know there’s a better way, there’s a better way to live. * Say what Rabbi says, that thing he says, When I let go of what I am I become what I might … Read More
Writing is re-writing HOW I’M FEELING I’m up. I’m not up up, you understand? But I’m up. * Seriously, I don’t always know when I’ve returned from wherever it is I was, where it is I’ve returned from. * Have I had breakfast yet? Seriously, have … Read More
to go back to that room, that room where I was in that house where we used to live… * Are we gonna go home to where we used to live? You-we lived in a place in Chicago. Very definitely Chicago! I don’t know what town we came from … Read More
I love my white hair. You think I should trim it? No, I don’t judge the way you are. You are the way you are. But I want you to have a mouth. I don’t think you need a mouth. I don’t know what you’re talking about. Don’t you dare marry another … Read More
Who, who… who’s your name? Get up? Get up? I’m not sure I know how to get up. I’m just not sure. * Copyright © 2017 Robert Sward … Read More
When are we gonna go back? Back, you know, to where we live. No, not here, we don’t live here. Home, home, I wanna go home. You know, to where we came from. Where my folks are. I’m worried We haven’t heard from them. When are we … Read More
One day I’m going to go to sleep. I’ve been there. I’ve been there before. Sleep. Sleep is a place to go. Sleep is a place. Where are you going? To sleep. * Copyright © 2017 Robert Sward … Read More
Are you marrying anyone? Oh, there you are. Tell me, are you marrying anyone? Where’s my head? Have you, Have you seen my head? * Copyright © 2017 Robert Sward … Read More